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Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon

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7.6/10 • 7

1972-02-191h 40m

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The planet Peladon has applied to join the Galactic Federation, and The Doctor is mistaken for the chairman of the committee sent to assess its application, while Jo is taken for an Earth princess, with the mythical curse of Aggedor apparently striking chancellor Torbis dead, The Doctor must discover who is desperate to stop Peladon joining, but soon he is sentenced to death and his only Allies seem to be Jo and the Ice Warrior Delegates.

Directors
Lennie Mayne
Writters
Brian Hayles
Editors
Michael Shah Dayan

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  1. Jon Pertwee

    Jon Pertwee

    The Doctor

  2. Katy Manning

    Katy Manning

    Jo Grant

  3. David Troughton

    David Troughton

    Peladon

  4. Geoffrey Toone

    Geoffrey Toone

    Hepesh

  5. Henry Gilbert

    Henry Gilbert

    Torbis

  6. Alan Bennion

    Alan Bennion

    Izlyr

  7. Sonny Caldinez

    Sonny Caldinez

    Ssorg

  8. Stuart Fell

    Stuart Fell

    Alpha Centauri

  9. Ysanne Churchman

    Ysanne Churchman

    Alpha Centauri (voice)

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CinemaSerf

Sep 10, 2024

7/10

This was all made just as the UK was negotiating to enter the EEC so I wonder if the writers had that in the back of their minds as the King of "Peladon" (David Troughton - following in his father's footsteps with the Time Lord) is greeting a diplomatic mission from the Galactic Federation that he thinks he might want to join. He's not of the strongest character, though, and it's really his High Priest "Hepesh" (Geoffrey Toone) who wants to rule the roost. Just by chance, the "Doctor" (Jon Pertwee) and "Jo" (Katy Manning) arrive and are mistaken for the delegates from Earth and she for a Princess! Things become even more perilous when the legendary monster "Aggedor" starts to make it's presence felt which the manipulative priest start to use as weapon to thwart his King's progressive ambitions. Can the "Doctor" get a-thwarting and might "Jo" actually get some romance for a change, too? This is quite an engagingly paced drama that introduces a little bit of politicking into the usual light-hearted sci-fi. The "Ice Warriors" are ever so slightly menacing and though I will confess to finding the "Alpha Centauri" character really quite irritating, there are plenty of other compensating factors for that with some decent visual effects, plenty of secret passageways and a little bit of whacky singing hypnotism to take this story of conspiracy along competently for six parts.

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